The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
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a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
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An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to br…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.A general decrease in prices over time.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.of Erode
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.See Eschar.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the geological features of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regard…
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An acute fever.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.
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